AT&T Bracing for iPhone Shortage, Builds Bomb Shelter

Sales representatives also said they are expecting big crowds for the launch, many of whom are likely to camp out overnight in front of stores to make sure they are one of the first to get the new phone. "If I were you, I'd probably try going to some little store in New Jersey that nobody knows about," the Times Square representative said.
Even Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, suggested to technology pundit Arianna Huffington that she go to an AT&T store where lines might be shorter than at Apple's stores.